Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time.
ONGOING PROJECTS
Key Club​
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Key Club International is one of the oldest and largest service programs for high school students. It is a student-led organization whose goal is to encourage leadership through helping others. Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis sponsors the Southeast High School Key Club.
K-Kids​
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A service organization for elementary students sponsored by Kiwanis International. In K-Kids clubs worldwide, more than 36,000 children are learning leadership through service. Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis sponsors K-Kids at St. Joseph School and Johnson Elementary.
BUG Program
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The Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club incentivizes and recognizes elementary school children who work hard to maintain or bring up their grades. They are recognized with a ceremony and a certificate.
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This is an international organization created to end hunger and starvation throughout the world. The Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club has a satellite location here in Manatee County to provide the opportunity for churches, service clubs, youth groups and others to package food to be given to local shelters and food pantries or to their individual missions.
Manatee County Fair Corndogs​
The Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club has been serving their secret-recipe hand-dipped corn dogs at the Manatee County Fair for over 50 years. This is the club’s largest fundraiser of the year and supports their many service projects.
Cornhole and Cocktails
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One of Manatee Sunrise Kiwanis Club's fundraising events is our Cornhole and Cocktails event, featuring an indoor Cornhole Tournament and food and drink samples from many local restaurants, distilleries and breweries. We also feature a raffle of a major prize and many items in our Silent Auction. Come out for the fun! See the special page for more information on date and tickets!